1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/parse.y b/parse.y
index 00a458f946..5bc3476014 100644
--- a/parse.y
+++ b/parse.y
@@ -7178,6 +7178,10 @@ reduce_nodes(body)
 {
     NODE *node = *body;
 
+    if (!node) {
+	*body = NEW_NIL();
+	return;
+    }
 #define subnodes(n1, n2) \
     ((!node->n1) ? (node->n2 ? (body = &node->n2, 1) : 0) : \
      (!node->n2) ? (body = &node->n1, 1) : \